GENE CLUSTERS ENCODING THE CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR TYPE-1, PRS-FIMBRIAE AND ALPHA-HEMOLYSIN FORM THE PATHOGENICITY ISLAND-II OF THE UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA-COLI STRAIN-J96

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作者
BLUM, G [1 ]
FALBO, V [1 ]
CAPRIOLI, A [1 ]
HACKER, J [1 ]
机构
[1] IST SUPER SANITA, ULTRASTRUTTURE LAB, I-00161 ROME, ITALY
关键词
PATHOGENICITY ISLANDS; UROVIRULENCE; HEMOLYSIN; P-FIMBRIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 1;
D O I
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07415.x
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain J96 (04:K6) is able to produce four adherence factors [P-fimbriae (pap and prs), F1C-fimbriae (foe) and Type 1-fimbriae (fim)], two alpha-hemolysins (hlyI and II) and the cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1 (cnf1). Using phenotypic test systems and genotypic analysis, it has been shown that the mutant strain J96-M1 has lost the hlyII, prs and cnf1 genes. The three virulence associated determinants are linked on one particular region on the chromosome, which is termed 'pathogenicity island II' (Pai II).
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